CNG 87, Lot: 1545. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Empire. Qīng (Ch’ing) Dynasty. Xiánfēng (Hsien-fêng). 1850-1861. Æ 50 Cash (44mm, 36.48 g, 12h). New Branch of the Board of Works (Běijīng) mint. Cast April 1854-July 1855. “xián fēng zhòng bǎo,” in Hànzì / “boo yuwan,” in Manchu script to left and right; “dàng wǔshí” in Hànzì above and below. Hartill 22.760; Hartill Qing 6.137. VF, dark brown surfaces, minor roughness.

From the HLT Collection.